Thread to tell everyone what bargains you've spotted!

super_davo

I needed some thermal bibshorts to match the Gabba I got from Sigma... if you use the code EXTRA10 you can get a pair of Castelli Omloops for £62.50

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/s?q ... at=product

If you can be bothered to create a new e-mail address / account you can also get a further £10 off by adding the code NCV2019 and they also give 3.5% Topcashback (so around £50 assuming TCB pays).

itboffin

My new post holibobs even bigger gut is going to look amazing with those glasses and the speedsuit I bought before going away.

drhaggis

super_davo wrote:

I needed some thermal bibshorts to match the Gabba I got from Sigma... if you use the code EXTRA10 you can get a pair of Castelli Omloops for £62.50

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/s?q ... at=product

If you can be bothered to create a new e-mail address / account you can also get a further £10 off by adding the code NCV2019 and they also give 3.5% Topcashback (so around £50 assuming TCB pays).

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Those Omloops are the very best thing ever for Edinburgh spring, autumn, and, well, part of the "summer". I... must... resist...

thegibdog

Edindevon wrote:

I know there are risks with buying an ex-team road bike, but if extra small was my size I'd buy this for £1400 just for the sheer value - https://www.merlincycles.com/ridley-fenix-classic-ex-team-road-bike-116232.html

Similarly the magazine test version of Merlin’s hydro-disc road bike with full Ultegra groupset is available for £900 this weekend:
https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-roc ... 14973.html

matt_n-2

Merlin have Castelli LW bibs in black/anthracite for £71

https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-l ... loggedIn=1

poptart242

RE the Rapha glasses, they don't really suit me. I see the sale has ended so if anyone on here wants them happy to send on for £45 posted - they're the white ones with bronze lenses. Never worn outside, just tried on in the house.

markgoldstein

thegibdog wrote:

Edindevon wrote:

I know there are risks with buying an ex-team road bike, but if extra small was my size I'd buy this for £1400 just for the sheer value - https://www.merlincycles.com/ridley-fenix-classic-ex-team-road-bike-116232.html

Similarly the magazine test version of Merlin’s hydro-disc road bike with full Ultegra groupset is available for £900 this weekend:
https://www.merlincycles.com/merlin-roc ... 14973.html

Now £1099! :evil:

mountainpenguin

garmin 530 edge can be had with a £50 cashback card at the moment usually its £250.
winstanly are offering 11% off:
https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/catalogs ... q=edge+530
that makes it £232
however wiggle will price match and you can use the £10 voucher
tacking it down to £222
then the cash back results in then end price of £172 for what DC rainmaker thinks is the best garmin to buy at the moment.

daniel_b

Castelli Transparente 4 LS jersey - Merlin and Tredz have it on offer, both for £75 in limited sizes, small and medium I think.

Tredz often have their £5 discount code as well, so £150 down to £70.

Was sorely tempted, but decided not to get one.

https://www.merlincycles.com/castelli-trasparente-4-long-sleeve-cycling-jersey-aw18-107424.html

Reviews on Merlin are glowing.

poptart242

R7000 cranks for £64. Cheapest I'd seen them in that spec elsewhere was over £100.

https://www.evanscycles.com/shimano-105 ... 6-EV336880

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Poptart242 wrote:

R7000 cranks for £64. Cheapest I'd seen them in that spec elsewhere was over £100.

https://www.evanscycles.com/shimano-105 ... 6-EV336880

Great price, shame I'm waiting for a good deal on a 34/50 version to go with my 11-34 cassette still sitting in the spares box, to give me more climbing gears and a slightly easier bail out gear... Sadly I'm a sucker for more extreme inclines, my current mission* is to get out to Milland Hill and tackle its ~25% section towards the summit.

36/52 with 11-34 gives 28.6-127.6 gear inches, compared to 34/50 with 11-32 (what I have now on Cube) being a range of 28.7-122.7.

* Once I have a new, working gear cable installed, old one snapped on Tuesday and so I've used the "High" rear derailleur limit screw to give me the 16T sprocket (because sadly it won't screw in enough to give me 18T) with either chainring!

itboffin

that is a good deal in fact it's less than the 52/36 rings i recently bought

sloppyschleckonds

Merlin have 20% selected stuff this weekend, including Gp5000s tubeless

Dalton

mountainpenguin wrote:

garmin 530 edge can be had with a £50 cashback card at the moment usually its £250.
winstanly are offering 11% off:
https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/catalogs ... q=edge+530
that makes it £232
however wiggle will price match and you can use the £10 voucher
tacking it down to £222
then the cash back results in then end price of £172 for what DC rainmaker thinks is the best garmin to buy at the moment.

Will Wiggle definitely price match this though? They seem to state in their terms that competitor item must be in stock and available- Winstanley’s 530 is available for pre-order!?

robu

Dalton wrote:

mountainpenguin wrote:

garmin 530 edge can be had with a £50 cashback card at the moment usually its £250.
winstanly are offering 11% off:
https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/catalogs ... q=edge+530
that makes it £232
however wiggle will price match and you can use the £10 voucher
tacking it down to £222
then the cash back results in then end price of £172 for what DC rainmaker thinks is the best garmin to buy at the moment.

Will Wiggle definitely price match this though? They seem to state in their terms that competitor item must be in stock and available- Winstanley’s 530 is available for pre-order!?

I’ve got them to price match Winstanley with no problem, but the terms are that no other promotions apply, so I can’t see how to add the £10 voucher (and where does the £10 voucher originate?).

robu

robu wrote:

Dalton wrote:

mountainpenguin wrote:

garmin 530 edge can be had with a £50 cashback card at the moment usually its £250.
winstanly are offering 11% off:
https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/catalogs ... q=edge+530
that makes it £232
however wiggle will price match and you can use the £10 voucher
tacking it down to £222
then the cash back results in then end price of £172 for what DC rainmaker thinks is the best garmin to buy at the moment.

Will Wiggle definitely price match this though? They seem to state in their terms that competitor item must be in stock and available- Winstanley’s 530 is available for pre-order!?

I’ve got them to price match Winstanley with no problem, but the terms are that no other promotions apply, so I can’t see how to add the £10 voucher (and where does the £10 voucher originate?).

And another thing I’ve noticed: if I buy it through my Safari browser the full price is £359.99, but through my Chrome browser it’s £349.99. What’s that all about?

Dalton

robu wrote:

Dalton wrote:

mountainpenguin wrote:

garmin 530 edge can be had with a £50 cashback card at the moment usually its £250.
winstanly are offering 11% off:
https://winstanleysbikes.co.uk/catalogs ... q=edge+530
that makes it £232
however wiggle will price match and you can use the £10 voucher
tacking it down to £222
then the cash back results in then end price of £172 for what DC rainmaker thinks is the best garmin to buy at the moment.

Will Wiggle definitely price match this though? They seem to state in their terms that competitor item must be in stock and available- Winstanley’s 530 is available for pre-order!?

I’ve got them to price match Winstanley with no problem, but the terms are that no other promotions apply, so I can’t see how to add the £10 voucher (and where does the £10 voucher originate?).

I believe the £10 voucher is for NEW customers (£10 off £50 spend) - I too have managed to get Wiggle to match the price (today), now just need to justify the spend!

mountainpenguin

wiggle wont let you stack but using most mail services you can user name + code@domain
e.g.
mygmail+wiggle1@gmail.com
mygmail+wiggle2@gmail.com

these will all go to mymail@gmail.com.
This is a good way to track who sold your mail address too.

bendertherobot

Oh, Daniel!
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... iatewindow

luv2ride

bendertherobot wrote:

Oh, Daniel!
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... iatewindow

Saw that last night, quite tempted...

chris_bass

mountainpenguin wrote:

wiggle wont let you stack but using most mail services you can user name + code@domain
e.g.
mygmail+wiggle1@gmail.com
mygmail+wiggle2@gmail.com

these will all go to mymail@gmail.com.
This is a good way to track who sold your mail address too.

I never knew this - thank you!

chris_bass

Luv2ride wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Oh, Daniel!
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... iatewindow

Saw that last night, quite tempted...

I can't work out if i love how that looks or hate it!

daniel_b

bendertherobot wrote:

Oh, Daniel!
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... iatewindow

WHAT a deal, stunning, as is the bike, and discs to boot 8)

In theory this has some for 2k, but Rutland through tcb comes close, unless they'll match?

https://www.drakescycles.co.uk/m1b0s6p5788/SCOTT_Foil_20_Disc_2019

daniel_b

Luv2ride wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Oh, Daniel!
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... iatewindow

Saw that last night, quite tempted...

It's stupidly comfy L2R, more so than a CR1.

thistle_

bendertherobot wrote:

Oh, Daniel!
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... iatewindow

Same colour scheme as my Spark, and the Scale it was parked next to at the finish line last week

mrb123

Chris Bass wrote:

Luv2ride wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Oh, Daniel!
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... iatewindow

Saw that last night, quite tempted...

I can't work out if i love how that looks or hate it!

The cables do look a bit out of place on a modern aero bike.

luv2ride

Daniel B wrote:

Luv2ride wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Oh, Daniel!
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/ro ... iatewindow

Saw that last night, quite tempted...

It's stupidly comfy L2R, more so than a CR1.

...and you know I like my comfort That is really very tempting indeed. Mind you, after riding my hire bike today, i may well be in tbe market for a new 2019 model Orbea Orca. I know (most) of the roads over in Mallorca are nice and smooth, but I was struck at how well it does everything my Solace disc (i.e. comfort and pace over the various broken surfaces I managed to find) and my CR1 SL (speed and climbing) both deliver. And I think it looks good too.

Thought my next bike was to be a proper gravel grinder, but then again, always fancied a bit of aero.

DB: would the Foil disc easily cover all my road bike wants and needs? I may need to reduce the stable to justify it...

daniel_b

L2R, in my humble opinion, and much as it pains me to say it (as long as you get on with the fit) it's an amazingly capable bike, flatters the rider, and does everything, imho, really well.

Mine came as standard with 25's, but I suspect you could fit 28's, so I can run my rear tyre at lower pressure than the CR1.

It's light, climbs well, comfy (for me), and is a real joy to ride, not that I can do it justice, but it makes the ride that bit more special.

I think the 20 will be hmf carbon as opposed to hmx, though I wonder whether any of us would notice the difference in a blind test.

If I hadn't bought mine last year, I'd almost certainly be buying this now.

EDIT: Being hmf and disc, it is getting in for a kg more than a rim braked, dura ace hmx, but I dare say you could pair that down with a prudent wheelset choice.

rdt

Luv2ride wrote:

Mind you, after riding my hire bike today, i may well be in tbe market for a new 2019 model Orbea Orca. I know (most) of the roads over in Mallorca are nice and smooth, but I was struck at how well it does everything my Solace disc (i.e. comfort and pace over the various broken surfaces I managed to find) and my CR1 SL (speed and climbing) both deliver.

L2R, which Orca are you riding out there?

Is it one of Mallorca Bike Hire's?

luv2ride

rdt wrote:

Luv2ride wrote:

Mind you, after riding my hire bike today, i may well be in tbe market for a new 2019 model Orbea Orca. I know (most) of the roads over in Mallorca are nice and smooth, but I was struck at how well it does everything my Solace disc (i.e. comfort and pace over the various broken surfaces I managed to find) and my CR1 SL (speed and climbing) both deliver.

L2R, which Orca are you riding out there?

Is it one of Mallorca Bike Hire's?

Yes, it was, plus I upgraded the wheels to a pair of 40mm Cosmic SL's, which made for a great combination.
I think they move their ex-hire fleet on through Langsett Cycles though nothing showing on their website currently.

Cycle Republic got them on sale though: https://www.cyclerepublic.com/orbea-orc ... -2019.html